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Tides
Earthquakes
Local winds
Global winds
Heat transfer
100
Tides are caused by the interaction of Earth, the moon, and the sun
What causes tides
100
a rush of water that flows rapidly back to sea
What is a rip current
100
are winds that blow over short distance
What is a local wind
100
dust particles and gases in the atmosphere sunlight back to space
What is scattering
100
the pressure caused by the weight of an column of air pushing down
What is air pressure
200
3%
What percent of Earths water is freshwater
200
a tsunami is caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean
What causes a tsunami
200
is the pattern of temperature and p
What is climate
200
which is an invisible form of energy with wavelengths
What is ultraviolet radiation
200
an underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
What is a aquifer
300
Nitrogen
What is the second most abundant gas
300
the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another
What is conduction
300
is a large stream of moving water that flows through oceans
What is a current
300
is an instrument that is used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
300
an instrument used to measure wind speed
What is a anemometer
400
Troposhere, strotosphere, mesosphere, and the thermosphere
What are the main four layers
400
the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
What is convection
400
local winds are caused by the unequal of heating of Earths surface
What causes local winds
400
rain that contains more acid than normal
What is acid rain
400
a well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer
What is a artesian well
500
is a wall of rocks or concrete to reduced erosion
What is a groin
500
is the horizontal movement of air from high pressure
What is wind
500
trade winds, polar easterlies, and prevailing westerlies
What are major global wind belt
500
a smooth, nearly flat region of the deep ocean floor
What is a abyssal plain
500
the envelope of gases that surrounds Earth
What is atmosphere